Quick Notes:
-Texas has appeared in at least one BCS Standings every year since 1998. Virginia Tech made appearances every year from 1998-2011. Florida was in at least one survey from 1998-2010 and did not make the 2011 standings. Michigan was represented annually from 1998-2007. Florida State made each year’s standings from 1998-2005 and 2008, ’10-12. Texas was the first school to be included in 80 different surveys in 2009, 90 times by 2011 and 100 times by 2012. UT now has appeared in 101 of the first 116 standings (87 percent). Florida and Oklahoma (92 each) are next through Nov. 25, 2012, with Virginia Tech fourth at 86. Oct. 24, 2010, was the first date in BCS annals over then-13 seasons that neither UF nor UT appeared in the standings. Balance in the standings for years is indicated by the final 2009 survey – eight different conferences were among the Top 10 in those standings. Nine different conferences also appeared in the initial standings of 2010 as well as Weeks 7 and 8. Eight different circuits were represented in all eight standings of 2011, and 10 separate loops have been represented during the standings of ’12.

-Most Seasons in BCS Standings (1998-Nov. 25, 2012): Texas 15, Florida 14, Virginia Tech 14, Oklahoma 13, Florida State 12, LSU 12, Michigan 12, Oregon 12, Georgia 11, Nebraska 11, Ohio State 11, Miami (Fla.) 10, West Virginia 10, Southern California 10, Wisconsin 10, Boise State 9, Notre Dame 9, Penn State 9, Alabama 8, Georgia Tech 8, Kansas State 8, South Carolina 8, TCU 8, Tennessee 8, Texas A&M 8, Missouri 7, Oklahoma State 7.
-Iowa State, Ken State, Louisiana Tech, Ohio, San Jose State, Toledo, and Utah State became the 84th-90th members in the BCS standings in 2012. That was the most newcomers in the standings since the 2004 season (also seven), though no new teams joined the standings in 2011 for the only time in history. Since Oct. 2006 there have been 22 additional schools entering the elite Top 25 in the BCS standings for the first time through surveys of Nov. 25, 2012.
-Oklahoma has been one of most active “latecomers” to the standings. After not being among the Top 15 in either 1998 or ’99, the Sooners have been in 92 surveys since Oct. 2000 and have been No. 1 on a record 20 occasions. They currently are tied for second with Florida in all-time in BCS standings’ appearances, and OU has been the “leadoff” No. 1 in five of the 15 October BCS standings.
-Appearances at No. 1 (through Nov. 25, 2012): Oklahoma 20, Ohio State 15, Southern California 15, Alabama 10, LSU 10, Florida 7, Florida State 7, Miami (Fla.) 7, Nebraska 5, Tennessee 5, Oregon 4, Auburn 3, Texas 3, Notre Dame 2, Kansas State 1, Missouri 1, UCLA 1 – 17 schools, 116 standings. Note: Oklahoma has been No. 1 in a record six different seasons and 20 times. Oregon had not been No. 1 in any all-time national standings or wire service/computer rankings until the 2010 campaign.